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Bottom line:
Weβve been trying to refill peopleβs heads.
But what they need is someone to help calm their nervous system.
No one escapes a regulation vacuum with facts.
They escape it with connection.
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Bottom line:
Some people fall into conspiracies because they trust too much, and then get burned.
Others never trusted to begin with.
Either way β the key isnβt just logic.
Itβs emotional regulation through relationship.
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Bottom line:
You canβt fight conspiracies with truth alone.
You need trust.
You need understanding.
You need to see the person inside the belief.
This isnβt a war of facts. Itβs a crisis of meaning.
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πΉ Epistemic credulity = uncritical acceptance of claims that feel emotionally satisfying or βinsiderβ
Together, they create the perfect storm.
Mistrust is the engine.
Credulity is the fuel.
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Bottom line:
Conspiracy thinking is a lens, not a glitch.
Itβs not about what someone believes β itβs about why they need to believe it.
Next up:
Trust No One, Believe Anything β The Mistrust-Credulity Paradox
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Results of surveys involving more than 100,000 participants in 26 countries show: Conspiracy mentality around the globe tends to be particularly pronounced on the political fringes www.uni-mainz.de/presse/aktuell/14950_ENG...
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